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Gaza Strip: conflict events in April 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Gaza Strip, Israel and Palestine. Country-wide report: Israel and Palestine, April 2026.

66events42 the month before
132est. deathsrange 127–135
27civilian deaths

Gaza Strip, Israel and Palestine saw 66 recorded events and 132 estimated deaths in April 2026. That is +57% compared with 42 events the month before. The death toll range is 127 to 135.

98% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 27.

The most active pairing was Government of Israel - Hamas with 62 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-30: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-04-29: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-28: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-28: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2026-04-27: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-26: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-04-26: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-26: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-25: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-25: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-25: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-04-24: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-04-24: Government of Israel vs Hamas (8 deaths)2026-04-24: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-04-23: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-23: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-04-22: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-22: Government of Israel vs Hamas (5 deaths)2026-04-22: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-21: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-21: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-21: Government of Israel vs PIJ (4 deaths)2026-04-20: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-20: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-20: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-04-20: Government of Israel vs Hamas (0 deaths)2026-04-20: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-19: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-19: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-19: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-17: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-04-17: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-16: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-16: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-16: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-04-16: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (5 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (5 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-13: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-04-13: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-13: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-13: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-04-12: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-11: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-04-11: Government of Israel vs Hamas (7 deaths)2026-04-11: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Israel vs Palestinian Mujahideen Movement (1 deaths)2026-04-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-04-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-04-06: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-06: Government of Israel vs Hamas (10 deaths)2026-04-06: Government of Israel vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-04-05: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-04-05: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-05: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-05: Government of Israel vs PIJ (4 deaths)2026-04-04: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-04-02: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Gaza Strip, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
6 Apr 2026Deir al-Balah governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 1 civilian, 3 sources		10
24 Apr 2026Khan Younis governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 1 civilian, 5 sources		8
11 Apr 2026Deir al-Balah governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 10 sources		7
6–7
22 Apr 2026Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 3 civilian, 5 sources		5
14 Apr 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 3 sources		5
4–5
14 Apr 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 1 civilian, 6 sources		5
4–5
28 Apr 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 7 sources		4
21 Apr 2026Khan Younis governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs PIJ
State-based, 4 sources		4
5 Apr 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs PIJ
State-based, 7 sources		4
30 Apr 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 1 civilian, 2 sources		3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Israel66132
Hamas62122
PIJ28
Palestinian Mujahideen Movement11

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.